Abstract

POLLEN FLORA OF PAKISTAN - XVII. ILLECEBRACEAE

Pak. J. Bot., 35(2): 141-144, 2003

ANJUM PERVEEN AND MOHAMMAD QAISER

Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan.

Pollen morphology of 6 species belonging to 5 genera of the family Illecebraceae from Pakistan has been investigated using light microscope and scanning microscope. It is an eurypalynous family. Pollen grains usually radially symmetrical, isopolar, oblate-spheroidal to spheroidal, tricolpate or porate. Tectum scabrate-punctate. On the basis of apertural types, 2 distinct pollen types viz., Pteranthus dichotomus - type and Herniaria cinerea - type are recognized.

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